Location: United Kingdom
Chestertons hits the acquisition trail
Major London agency to focus on 'aggressive' acquisition strategy after posting a record performance in 2019
£25k fine for rogue Westminster letting agent
Paddington-based Olympia Estates was found to be operating two HMOs without a licence
Prime London’s lettings market is on the turn
Savills is forecasting rents will rise by nearly 11% over the next five years, having bottomed out in mid-2019...
Ranked: Britain’s fastest & slowest places to sell a home
It took the average vendor 256 days to sell their property in 2019 (from first listing online to sale completion as marked by the Land Registry), although there were wide variations between different locations;
Rethinking the planning system: Downing Street to consider ‘wholesale reform’
Influential think tank Policy Exchange has published a blueprint for the "urgent wholesale reform" of the planning system, calling for a "clean break" with the current regime.
New pictures show ‘bold new vision’ for Victoria
'Ambitious' new public realm and placemaking proposals are aimed at improving the area for residents and visitors
New regional director at Chestertons
Adam Jennings has taken charge of ten lettings departments across South West London
Countryside names new West London chief
Daniel King has stepped up to become Managing Director of Countryside's Partnerships West London division, following the recent promotion Mike Woolliscroft.
LSL reports 16% fall in estate agency revenue
Your Move and Reeds Rains closures hit group's bottom line, but London agency Marsh & Parsons manages to deliver a 'resilient performance';
Allies & Morrison floats ‘flexible’ mixed-use plans for Canary Wharf’s North Quay
Canary Wharf is pitching a "flexible" mixed-use masterplan for its three-acre North Quay site, potentially promising around 950 new homes next to the new Crossrail station.
Historic England dredges up £9m to save ‘the finest view in England’
Enough silt to fill Wembley Stadium is to be removed from the Capability Brown-designed lakes at Blenheim Palace.
‘A positive close to the year as confidence returns to the housing market’ – NAEA
Another market report tells of improved activity in the wake of December's General Election.